Brad Pitt and George Clooney are two lone-wolf fixers who are forced to work together after they’re tasked with the same assignment in Jon Watts’ upcoming action comedy “Wolfs,” in theaters Sept. 20 via Sony.
As Clooney puts on gloves to cover up what looks like a grisly murder, he assures a woman, “There’s nobody who can do who I do.” Seconds later, Pitt walks in wearing a similar outfit, already gloved.
In addition to Pitt and Clooney, the cast also includes Austin Abrams, Amy Ryan and Poorna Jagannathan.
Pitt and Clooney also serve as producers on the film for their respective Plan B Productions and Smokehouse Pictures banners. Apple is the third studio, having won a bidding war against Sony, Lionsgate and Netflix for the movie package. Sony Pictures Releasing is distributing the film.
“Wolfs” marks a reunion for Pitt and Clooney, who starred together in three “Ocean...
As Clooney puts on gloves to cover up what looks like a grisly murder, he assures a woman, “There’s nobody who can do who I do.” Seconds later, Pitt walks in wearing a similar outfit, already gloved.
In addition to Pitt and Clooney, the cast also includes Austin Abrams, Amy Ryan and Poorna Jagannathan.
Pitt and Clooney also serve as producers on the film for their respective Plan B Productions and Smokehouse Pictures banners. Apple is the third studio, having won a bidding war against Sony, Lionsgate and Netflix for the movie package. Sony Pictures Releasing is distributing the film.
“Wolfs” marks a reunion for Pitt and Clooney, who starred together in three “Ocean...
- 5/29/2024
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Actress Lili Reinhart, aka ‘Betty Cooper” in the live-action “Archie” comics series “Riverdale’, poses for the Lancel Spring 2024, French purse brand campaign, photographed by Ellen von Unwerth:
Lili Reinhart is known for portraying ‘Betty Cooper’ in The CW teen drama series “Riverdale” (2017–2023)…
…and ‘Annabelle’ in “Hustlers”(2019).
In 2020, she portrayed ‘Grace Town’ in “Chemical Hearts”, a film adaptation of the novel “Our Chemical Hearts” by Krystal Sutherland.
Click the images to enlarge…...
Lili Reinhart is known for portraying ‘Betty Cooper’ in The CW teen drama series “Riverdale” (2017–2023)…
…and ‘Annabelle’ in “Hustlers”(2019).
In 2020, she portrayed ‘Grace Town’ in “Chemical Hearts”, a film adaptation of the novel “Our Chemical Hearts” by Krystal Sutherland.
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 4/9/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Steve Buscemi’s “The Listener” is heading to the Sarasota Film Festival.
The 26th edition of the Florida fest will feature live and in-person screenings and events that will take place across Sarasota beginning on April 5. The 10-day fest will feature 23 narrative features, 41 documentary features and 81 short films.
Buscemi will be in Sarasota to participate in a Q&a following the screening of “The Listener,” which will serve as the closing night film. About a crisis hotline worker enduring the pressures of her job, the film starring Tessa Thompson made its world premiere at Venice Film Festival in 2022.
Lynn Dow’s “Bull Street,” starring Loretta Devine and Amy Madigan, will open the fest on April 5. The drama centers on a South Carolina small-town lawyer (Malynda Hale) as she faces local politics and an unwavering judge (Madigan) when her estranged father’s family tries to evict her and her grandmother (Devine) from her home.
The 26th edition of the Florida fest will feature live and in-person screenings and events that will take place across Sarasota beginning on April 5. The 10-day fest will feature 23 narrative features, 41 documentary features and 81 short films.
Buscemi will be in Sarasota to participate in a Q&a following the screening of “The Listener,” which will serve as the closing night film. About a crisis hotline worker enduring the pressures of her job, the film starring Tessa Thompson made its world premiere at Venice Film Festival in 2022.
Lynn Dow’s “Bull Street,” starring Loretta Devine and Amy Madigan, will open the fest on April 5. The drama centers on a South Carolina small-town lawyer (Malynda Hale) as she faces local politics and an unwavering judge (Madigan) when her estranged father’s family tries to evict her and her grandmother (Devine) from her home.
- 3/21/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Isaach De Bankolé (Godfather of Harlem), Phoebe Fox (The Great), Silvia Dionicio (Wu-Tang: An American Saga), and Coral Peña (For All Mankind) are the newest recurring cast members set for HBO’s Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project (working title).
De Bankolé will play Father Daniel Georges, the oldest and best friend of lead Mark Ruffalo’s FBI Agent Tom, who went to seminary with him. Fox portrays Tom’s biological daughter, Sara, who is deep in grief, with Dionicio as his adopted daughter, grappling with a family tragedy. Peña portrays Meg Coyle, the guidance counselor who works at Emily’s high school.
Others previously cast in the crime drama from the creator of Mare of Easttown include Tom Pelphrey as Robbie; Emilia Jones as Maeve; Thuso Mbedu as Aleah; Raúl Castillo as Cliff; Jamie McShane as Perry; Sam Keeley as Jayson; Fabien Frankel as Anthony; Alison Oliver as...
De Bankolé will play Father Daniel Georges, the oldest and best friend of lead Mark Ruffalo’s FBI Agent Tom, who went to seminary with him. Fox portrays Tom’s biological daughter, Sara, who is deep in grief, with Dionicio as his adopted daughter, grappling with a family tragedy. Peña portrays Meg Coyle, the guidance counselor who works at Emily’s high school.
Others previously cast in the crime drama from the creator of Mare of Easttown include Tom Pelphrey as Robbie; Emilia Jones as Maeve; Thuso Mbedu as Aleah; Raúl Castillo as Cliff; Jamie McShane as Perry; Sam Keeley as Jayson; Fabien Frankel as Anthony; Alison Oliver as...
- 3/19/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
If there’s one upcoming MCU project that has been talked about in recent times, it’s ‘Thunderbolts.’ In September Kevin Feige announced that David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, and Olga Kurylenko would be reprising their roles as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Ava Starr/Ghost, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, John Walker/U.S. Agent, and Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster, respectively, in the film. He also confirmed that Yelena Belova would be a part of the Thunderbolts team in the film.
Now, the cast of the upcoming movie was the most talked-about aspect of the movie. Initially, Steven Yeun was cast to play Sentry in the movie, and the confirmation followed soon. Fans were not exactly ecstatic with that casting choice, citing obvious differences in how Steven Yeun looks and how comics accurate Sentry is supposed to look; even with a muscle suit and heavy use of CGI,...
Now, the cast of the upcoming movie was the most talked-about aspect of the movie. Initially, Steven Yeun was cast to play Sentry in the movie, and the confirmation followed soon. Fans were not exactly ecstatic with that casting choice, citing obvious differences in how Steven Yeun looks and how comics accurate Sentry is supposed to look; even with a muscle suit and heavy use of CGI,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
Among the highly anticipated upcoming MCU projects, ‘Thunderbolts’ has been a frequent topic of discussion. In September, Kevin Feige revealed the return of David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, and Olga Kurylenko in their respective roles for the film. Additionally, Yelena Belova was confirmed as part of the Thunderbolts team.
Rumors then circulated about Steven Yeun playing Sentry, which was later confirmed. However, Yeun recently withdrew from the role due to scheduling conflicts resulting from the recently concluded SAG-AFTRA strike. Now, according to Daniel Richtman, a reliable source, Austin Abrams is reportedly being considered for the role of Sentry.
In collaboration with @rDCUleaks
I can report Austin Abrams (Euphoria) has the current offer for Sentry in Thunderbolts pic.twitter.com/batuPUaLG3
— Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK) January 13, 2024
Regardless, Abrams bears a striking resemblance to the comic-accurate Sentry, particularly in his pre-Golden Sentry serum days, during his less-than-ideal moments.
Rumors then circulated about Steven Yeun playing Sentry, which was later confirmed. However, Yeun recently withdrew from the role due to scheduling conflicts resulting from the recently concluded SAG-AFTRA strike. Now, according to Daniel Richtman, a reliable source, Austin Abrams is reportedly being considered for the role of Sentry.
In collaboration with @rDCUleaks
I can report Austin Abrams (Euphoria) has the current offer for Sentry in Thunderbolts pic.twitter.com/batuPUaLG3
— Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK) January 13, 2024
Regardless, Abrams bears a striking resemblance to the comic-accurate Sentry, particularly in his pre-Golden Sentry serum days, during his less-than-ideal moments.
- 1/13/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Fiction Horizon
If there’s one upcoming MCU project that has been talked about in recent times, it’s ‘Thunderbolts.’ In September Kevin Feige announced that David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, and Olga Kurylenko would be reprising their roles as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Ava Starr/Ghost, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, John Walker/U.S. Agent, and Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster, respectively, in the film. He also confirmed that Yelena Belova would be a part of the Thunderbolts team in the film.
Soon after that rumors appeared that Steven Yeun would be playing Sentry in the movie, and the confirmation followed soon. Fans were not exactly ecstatic with that casting choice, citing obvious differences in how Steven Yeun looks and how comics accurate Sentry is supposed to look; even with a muscle suit and heavy use of CGI, it’s far-fetched at best and laughable at worst.
Soon after that rumors appeared that Steven Yeun would be playing Sentry in the movie, and the confirmation followed soon. Fans were not exactly ecstatic with that casting choice, citing obvious differences in how Steven Yeun looks and how comics accurate Sentry is supposed to look; even with a muscle suit and heavy use of CGI, it’s far-fetched at best and laughable at worst.
- 1/13/2024
- by Valentina Kraljik
- Comic Basics
“Riverdale” star Lili Reinhart has boarded Vincent René-Lortie’s short film “Invincible” as an executive producer.
She will exec produce via her production banner Small Victory Productions, which she founded with her producing partner Catherine Hagedorn, who serves as the company’s SVP of production.
“Invincible” deals with themes of mental health and self-destruction.
“Inspired by a true story, ‘Invincible’ recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom,” reads the synopsis.
It stars Léokim Beaumier-Lépine, Élia-St Pierre, Isabelle Blais, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Ralph Prosper, Florence Blain Mbaye, Naoufel Chkirate and Miguel Tionjock.
René-Lortie wrote and directed the short, with Alexandre Nour Desjardins as director of photography. Samuel Caron and Élise Lardinois at Telescope films produced the project.
“Invincible” has been shortlisted for the live action short category at the Oscars.
“Through Vincent’s storytelling, I was immediately pulled into our young Marc’s world,...
She will exec produce via her production banner Small Victory Productions, which she founded with her producing partner Catherine Hagedorn, who serves as the company’s SVP of production.
“Invincible” deals with themes of mental health and self-destruction.
“Inspired by a true story, ‘Invincible’ recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom,” reads the synopsis.
It stars Léokim Beaumier-Lépine, Élia-St Pierre, Isabelle Blais, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Ralph Prosper, Florence Blain Mbaye, Naoufel Chkirate and Miguel Tionjock.
René-Lortie wrote and directed the short, with Alexandre Nour Desjardins as director of photography. Samuel Caron and Élise Lardinois at Telescope films produced the project.
“Invincible” has been shortlisted for the live action short category at the Oscars.
“Through Vincent’s storytelling, I was immediately pulled into our young Marc’s world,...
- 1/11/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Actress Lili Reinhart aka ‘Betty Cooper’ in the “Archie” Comics TV series “Riverdale”, is the new ‘ambassador’ for the French fashion brand “Lancel”, posing for the company’s 2023 handbag line, photographed by Peter Ash Lee:
“…’Betty Cooper’, is the lead guitarist, percussionist and one of the three singers of ‘The Archies’, created by Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater…
“…debuting in “Pep Comics” #22 (1941), on the first page of the first ‘Archie’ story, serving as a love interest to ‘Archie Andrews’.
“Betty is in love with Archie, which drives her attempts to win his affections by whatever means possible…
“…and her rivalry with her best friend, vocalist/keyboardist ‘Veronica Lodge’, have been among the longest-running themes in the comics…”
Lili Reinhart is known for portraying ‘Betty Cooper’ on The CW teen drama series “Riverdale” (2017–present) and ‘Annabelle’ in Lorene Scafaria's black comedy crime drama film “Hustlers” (2019).
In 2020, she portrayed ‘Grace...
“…’Betty Cooper’, is the lead guitarist, percussionist and one of the three singers of ‘The Archies’, created by Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater…
“…debuting in “Pep Comics” #22 (1941), on the first page of the first ‘Archie’ story, serving as a love interest to ‘Archie Andrews’.
“Betty is in love with Archie, which drives her attempts to win his affections by whatever means possible…
“…and her rivalry with her best friend, vocalist/keyboardist ‘Veronica Lodge’, have been among the longest-running themes in the comics…”
Lili Reinhart is known for portraying ‘Betty Cooper’ on The CW teen drama series “Riverdale” (2017–present) and ‘Annabelle’ in Lorene Scafaria's black comedy crime drama film “Hustlers” (2019).
In 2020, she portrayed ‘Grace...
- 4/18/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Following a lengthy audition process, sources tell Deadline that Euphoria actor Austin Abrams has landed a coveted role in the untitled Apple Original Films pic starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt with Jon Watts writing, producing and directing. Amy Ryan also recently joined the cast.
While the film ultimately is a two-hander between Clooney and Pitt, the role Abrams met for is almost considered the third lead and became one of the more sought-after parts for any 20-something actor in town last winter given its star-making potential. Watts and Apple execs met with a number of individuals, which included watching dozens of taped auditions, and insiders say Abrams’ two tests ultimately blew the director and Apple away.
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While the film ultimately is a two-hander between Clooney and Pitt, the role Abrams met for is almost considered the third lead and became one of the more sought-after parts for any 20-something actor in town last winter given its star-making potential. Watts and Apple execs met with a number of individuals, which included watching dozens of taped auditions, and insiders say Abrams’ two tests ultimately blew the director and Apple away.
Related Story Apple Studios Lands Coveted Jon Watts-Directed Thriller To Star George Clooney & Brad Pitt Related Story Amy Ryan Joins George Clooney & Brad Pitt In Apple Thriller From Jon Watts Related Story...
- 2/1/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Asante Blackk (When They See Us) and Luis Guzmán (Traffic) have been tapped as the leads for Aristotle Torres’ feature directorial debut Story Ave, for FirstGen Content and Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole Productions. The film, which has wrapped production in New York, will also star Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Melvin Gregg (Nine Perfect Strangers), Cassandra Freeman (Monsters and Men) and Coral Peña (For All Mankind).
Based on Torres’ 2018 short of the same name — which was, in turn, based on his life — Story Ave follows a teenage graffiti artist (Blackk) who, after running away from home, holds up an unsuspecting Mta worker (Guzmán) in a robbery gone right that changes their lives forever.
Story Ave is a FirstGen Content and Foxxhole Entertainment Production, in association with Mero Mero Production, The Space Program, and Dark Rabbit Productions. Torres developed the feature through the Sundance Director and Screenwriter Labs,...
Based on Torres’ 2018 short of the same name — which was, in turn, based on his life — Story Ave follows a teenage graffiti artist (Blackk) who, after running away from home, holds up an unsuspecting Mta worker (Guzmán) in a robbery gone right that changes their lives forever.
Story Ave is a FirstGen Content and Foxxhole Entertainment Production, in association with Mero Mero Production, The Space Program, and Dark Rabbit Productions. Torres developed the feature through the Sundance Director and Screenwriter Labs,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: Do not read unless you have watched “Look Both Ways,” streaming now on Netflix.
When Lili Reinhart got the call to star in and executive produce her first Netflix film, the “Riverdale” actor was all-in. With the popular CW series set to end next year after seven seasons, the 25-year-old is ready to re-establish herself outside of the beloved character Betty Cooper, and “Look Both Ways” marks the beginning of that next chapter.
The dramedy, out Wednesday on Netflix, follows Natalie, an ambitious woman who takes a pregnancy test on the eve of her college graduation. From there, her life diverges into two parallel realities — one in which she stays in Texas and becomes a young mom, and the other where she isn’t pregnant and moves to L.A. to pursue her dream of becoming an animator.
Reinhart was attracted to the project — which is directed by “Rafiki” helmer Wanuri Kahiu,...
When Lili Reinhart got the call to star in and executive produce her first Netflix film, the “Riverdale” actor was all-in. With the popular CW series set to end next year after seven seasons, the 25-year-old is ready to re-establish herself outside of the beloved character Betty Cooper, and “Look Both Ways” marks the beginning of that next chapter.
The dramedy, out Wednesday on Netflix, follows Natalie, an ambitious woman who takes a pregnancy test on the eve of her college graduation. From there, her life diverges into two parallel realities — one in which she stays in Texas and becomes a young mom, and the other where she isn’t pregnant and moves to L.A. to pursue her dream of becoming an animator.
Reinhart was attracted to the project — which is directed by “Rafiki” helmer Wanuri Kahiu,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Lili Reinhart calls her own shots. And makes her own calls.
It’s jarring when a big-name talent arrives for an interview on their own — either in-person or via the telephone or Zoom — because it almost never happens. Not without the buffer of publicists, assistants, handlers, and other assorted hangers-on. Reinhart calls me, right on time. No one patches her through. No one else is on the line. That’s a surprising move, particularly for the “Riverdale” and “Hustlers” star who has earned a reputation for being outspoken when left to her own devices (often literally).
In May, the actress and producer made headlines when she took to Instagram after the Met Gala to talk about how upset she was to see so many celebrities “starving” themselves in the name of fashion. “To walk on a red carpet and do an interview where you say how starving you are… because...
It’s jarring when a big-name talent arrives for an interview on their own — either in-person or via the telephone or Zoom — because it almost never happens. Not without the buffer of publicists, assistants, handlers, and other assorted hangers-on. Reinhart calls me, right on time. No one patches her through. No one else is on the line. That’s a surprising move, particularly for the “Riverdale” and “Hustlers” star who has earned a reputation for being outspoken when left to her own devices (often literally).
In May, the actress and producer made headlines when she took to Instagram after the Met Gala to talk about how upset she was to see so many celebrities “starving” themselves in the name of fashion. “To walk on a red carpet and do an interview where you say how starving you are… because...
- 8/17/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Multiple Emmy Award-winners Uzo Aduba and Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) have been cast in Second Stage Theater’s upcoming Broadway production of Lynn Nottage’s new play Clyde’s, along with Reza Salazar (Sweat) and Kara Young (Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven).
Second Stage announced the casting today, with a fifth role remaining to be cast.
Directed by Kate Whoriskey, Clyde’s will begin previews Wednesday, Nov. 3, with an official opening on Monday, Nov. 22, at Second Stage’s Broadway home, The Hayes Theater.
Second Stage describes the new play as “a stirring and funny new play from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and her frequent collaborator, director Kate Whoriskey,” set in a truck stop sandwich shop where a formerly incarcerated kitchen staff has a shot at redemption.
Aduba will play Clyde, the shop’s callous owner who...
Second Stage announced the casting today, with a fifth role remaining to be cast.
Directed by Kate Whoriskey, Clyde’s will begin previews Wednesday, Nov. 3, with an official opening on Monday, Nov. 22, at Second Stage’s Broadway home, The Hayes Theater.
Second Stage describes the new play as “a stirring and funny new play from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and her frequent collaborator, director Kate Whoriskey,” set in a truck stop sandwich shop where a formerly incarcerated kitchen staff has a shot at redemption.
Aduba will play Clyde, the shop’s callous owner who...
- 7/12/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s Netflix dark comedy “Strangers” has found the remainder of its cast and the already star-studded ensemble, which features Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Rish Shah and Sophie Turner, just got more high-wattage with a host of rising stars signing onto the movie.
The newly announced cast includes Austin Abrams, Alisha Boe (“13 Reasons Why”), Talia Ryder, Paris Berelc, Jonathan Daviss (“Outer Banks”), Maia Reficco and Ava Capri.
Robinson co-wrote the film’s script with Celeste Ballard, which follows Drea and Eleanor, who, “after a clandestine meet-cute” team up to go after each other’s bullies. The movie is described as a “Hitchcockian dark comedy featuring the scariest protagonists of them all: teenage girls.”
Robinson also produces the film with Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron, for Lucky Story, under their overall deal with Netflix. The movie also marks a reunion between the filmmaker and streamer after their hit...
The newly announced cast includes Austin Abrams, Alisha Boe (“13 Reasons Why”), Talia Ryder, Paris Berelc, Jonathan Daviss (“Outer Banks”), Maia Reficco and Ava Capri.
Robinson co-wrote the film’s script with Celeste Ballard, which follows Drea and Eleanor, who, “after a clandestine meet-cute” team up to go after each other’s bullies. The movie is described as a “Hitchcockian dark comedy featuring the scariest protagonists of them all: teenage girls.”
Robinson also produces the film with Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron, for Lucky Story, under their overall deal with Netflix. The movie also marks a reunion between the filmmaker and streamer after their hit...
- 6/24/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
The Netflix dark comedy “Strangers,” inspired by the Alfred Hitchcock classic “Strangers On a Train,” has added a slew of new actors to its lineup: Austin Abrams, Alisha Boe (“13 Reasons Why”), Talia Ryder, Paris Berelc, Jonathan Daviss (“Outer Banks”), Maia Reficco and Ava Capri.
The new cast members join Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Rish Shah and Sophie Turner, who were previously announced for the film.
“Strangers” is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (“Someone Great”) based on a screenplay she wrote with Celeste Ballard. The film’s premise is in the vein of “Strangers on a Train,” in which two strangers plot to murder someone the other person wants gone.
“Strangers” subverts that idea and stars two teenage girls — one a trendy “it girl” and the other an alternative girl — who team up to go after each other’s bullies.
Robinson will also produce with Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron...
The new cast members join Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Rish Shah and Sophie Turner, who were previously announced for the film.
“Strangers” is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (“Someone Great”) based on a screenplay she wrote with Celeste Ballard. The film’s premise is in the vein of “Strangers on a Train,” in which two strangers plot to murder someone the other person wants gone.
“Strangers” subverts that idea and stars two teenage girls — one a trendy “it girl” and the other an alternative girl — who team up to go after each other’s bullies.
Robinson will also produce with Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron...
- 6/24/2021
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
The made-for-tv movie was a programming staple for the broadcast networks in the 1970s and 1980s. While it fell out of favor in the 1990s and was even dropped as an Emmy Awards category for three years beginning in 2011, it has been on an upswing as of late. This year, 41 telefilms are in contention for the five nominations that will be revealed on July 13; last year only 28 TV movies were submitted.
All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 28 to cast their 2021 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. In the past, voters were limited in the number of telefilms that they could put forth. In 2017 that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted. And, as opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.
See 2021 Emmy nominations ballot: 1,865 performers vie for...
All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 28 to cast their 2021 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for their favorite TV movies. In the past, voters were limited in the number of telefilms that they could put forth. In 2017 that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted. And, as opposed to the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally.
See 2021 Emmy nominations ballot: 1,865 performers vie for...
- 6/23/2021
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Amazon Studios has closed an exclusive first look television and feature film deal with actress and producer Lili Reinhart and her production banner Small Victory Productions. Under the pact, Reinhart and her producing partner Catherine Hagedorn will develop original and adapted content for film and television. Hagedorn will serve as SVP of Production at Small Victory. Together, Reinhart and Hagedorn will focus on developing modern young adult content that celebrates diversity and inclusivity, in addition to championing new voices and bringing their stories to life.
“Following the success of the emotional and poignant Chemical Hearts, we’re so thrilled to continue our working partnership with Lili, as we welcome her back into the Amazon family,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Studios. “Lili’s on-screen charisma, as well as her passion for dynamic storytelling, brings a refreshing perspective to the young adult genre, and we can’t wait for our global...
“Following the success of the emotional and poignant Chemical Hearts, we’re so thrilled to continue our working partnership with Lili, as we welcome her back into the Amazon family,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Studios. “Lili’s on-screen charisma, as well as her passion for dynamic storytelling, brings a refreshing perspective to the young adult genre, and we can’t wait for our global...
- 6/7/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Lili Reinhart, one of the stars of “Riverdale” and “Hustlers,” has signed a first look film and TV producing deal with Amazon Studios.
Reinhart and her production banner Small Victory Productions will develop original and adapted film and TV content as part of an exclusive pact with Amazon. The deal comes following the success last year of Reinhart’s “Chemical Hearts,” the coming-of-age drama in which she starred and executive produced.
Reinhart will work with her producing partner Catherine Hagedorn, who will serve as SVP of production for Small Victory. The company will focus on modern, young adult content celebrating diversity and inclusivity, as well as championing new voices.
“Following the success of the emotional and poignant ‘Chemical Hearts,’ we’re so thrilled to continue our working partnership with Lili, as we welcome her back into the Amazon family,” Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said in a statement. “Lili’s on-screen charisma,...
Reinhart and her production banner Small Victory Productions will develop original and adapted film and TV content as part of an exclusive pact with Amazon. The deal comes following the success last year of Reinhart’s “Chemical Hearts,” the coming-of-age drama in which she starred and executive produced.
Reinhart will work with her producing partner Catherine Hagedorn, who will serve as SVP of production for Small Victory. The company will focus on modern, young adult content celebrating diversity and inclusivity, as well as championing new voices.
“Following the success of the emotional and poignant ‘Chemical Hearts,’ we’re so thrilled to continue our working partnership with Lili, as we welcome her back into the Amazon family,” Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said in a statement. “Lili’s on-screen charisma,...
- 6/7/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Pedro Correa (The Middle), Booboo Stewart (X-Men: Days of Future Past), Raymond Cruz (Breaking Bad), Simon Rex (Scary Movie franchise) and Steven Bauer (Scarface) will star in My Dead Dad, a coming-of-age indie drama from executive producers Declan Baldwin and Karl Hartman of Big Indie Pictures, the production company behind acclaimed films like Manchester by the Sea and Beautiful Boy.
Correa also co-wrote the alongside the film’s director Fabio Frey. It’s about a young burnout who discovers his estranged father is dead and has left him an apartment complex. With hopes of cutting ties, he’s forced to grow up and learn about the father he never knew through the eclectic tenants.
Wanderwell Entertainment’s Tara Ansley produced the pic with Correa for Never Norm Films.
Big Indie Pictures currently has Chemical Hearts, Troop Zero, I’m Your Woman and Hunters all available on Amazon Prime.
Correa also co-wrote the alongside the film’s director Fabio Frey. It’s about a young burnout who discovers his estranged father is dead and has left him an apartment complex. With hopes of cutting ties, he’s forced to grow up and learn about the father he never knew through the eclectic tenants.
Wanderwell Entertainment’s Tara Ansley produced the pic with Correa for Never Norm Films.
Big Indie Pictures currently has Chemical Hearts, Troop Zero, I’m Your Woman and Hunters all available on Amazon Prime.
- 1/28/2021
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
For All Mankind will be taking flight for a third season at Apple TV+.
The critically acclaimed drama series from Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award winner Ronald D. Moore and produced by Sony Pictures Television, is set to premiere its second season on February 19, 2021.
For All Mankind explores what would have happened if the global space race had never ended.
The series presents an aspirational world where NASA astronauts, engineers and their families find themselves in the center of extraordinary events seen through the prism of an alternate history timeline - a world in which the Ussr beats the US to the moon.
Season two of the space drama picks up a decade later in 1983. It's the height of the Cold War and tensions between the United States and the Ussr are at their peak.
Ronald Reagan is president and the greater ambitions of science and space exploration are...
The critically acclaimed drama series from Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award winner Ronald D. Moore and produced by Sony Pictures Television, is set to premiere its second season on February 19, 2021.
For All Mankind explores what would have happened if the global space race had never ended.
The series presents an aspirational world where NASA astronauts, engineers and their families find themselves in the center of extraordinary events seen through the prism of an alternate history timeline - a world in which the Ussr beats the US to the moon.
Season two of the space drama picks up a decade later in 1983. It's the height of the Cold War and tensions between the United States and the Ussr are at their peak.
Ronald Reagan is president and the greater ambitions of science and space exploration are...
- 12/8/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
For All Mankind‘s second season is ready for blastoff — with a few new cast members in tote.
Season 2 of the AppleTV+ space drama will launch Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 with the first of 10 episodes, the streamer announced Thursday, followed by one new installment dropping weekly. The new season picks up a decade later in 1983 during the height of the Cold War, where tensions between the United States and the Ussr at their peak.
More from TVLineFor All Mankind: Reagan Urges 'Peace Through Strength' in Season 2 Teaser for Alt-History Drama — WatchCasey Wilson Joins Apple's Shrink Next Door, With Paul Rudd and...
Season 2 of the AppleTV+ space drama will launch Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 with the first of 10 episodes, the streamer announced Thursday, followed by one new installment dropping weekly. The new season picks up a decade later in 1983 during the height of the Cold War, where tensions between the United States and the Ussr at their peak.
More from TVLineFor All Mankind: Reagan Urges 'Peace Through Strength' in Season 2 Teaser for Alt-History Drama — WatchCasey Wilson Joins Apple's Shrink Next Door, With Paul Rudd and...
- 11/19/2020
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
“Dash & Lily” star Austin Abrams will reprise his role as teen Kate’s boyfriend, Marc, for an upcoming Season 5 episode of “This Is Us,” TheWrap has learned exclusively.
As fans will remember, Marc, a real jerk who dated Kate (played as a teen by Hannah Zeile and in the present day by Chrissy Metz) in the ’90s, was a recurring character in Season 4.
Marc was known for being controlling and belittling to Kate, even calling her fat. Their relationship ended when they ran off together to the Pearson family cabin and Marc became even more emotionally abusive, leading to Rebecca (Mandy Moore) and teen Kevin and Randall coming to Kate’s rescue.
The reason behind Abrams’ return to “This Is Us” is being kept under wraps.
“I definitely think that when you’re being verbally abused and put down and not supported properly, like in the episode when Marc calls her a ‘fat face,...
As fans will remember, Marc, a real jerk who dated Kate (played as a teen by Hannah Zeile and in the present day by Chrissy Metz) in the ’90s, was a recurring character in Season 4.
Marc was known for being controlling and belittling to Kate, even calling her fat. Their relationship ended when they ran off together to the Pearson family cabin and Marc became even more emotionally abusive, leading to Rebecca (Mandy Moore) and teen Kevin and Randall coming to Kate’s rescue.
The reason behind Abrams’ return to “This Is Us” is being kept under wraps.
“I definitely think that when you’re being verbally abused and put down and not supported properly, like in the episode when Marc calls her a ‘fat face,...
- 11/17/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The holidays are almost here, and while this year promises to be one of the more unusual celebrations, the traditional wave of feel-good entertainment should help.
Netflix is leaping into the spirit on November 10 with the romcom series Dash & Lily, which issued its main trailer today. The series is based on the popular young adult series Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares and stars Austin Abrams and Midori Francis (Good Boys) as two young people communicating without seeing each other. They trade dares, dreams and desires in a notebook they pass back and forth across various New York City locations.
The series is executive produced by Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment and Nick Jonas’ Image 32. Joe Tracz serves as series creator, showrunner, and executive producer.
“When I read Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares, it felt like New York,...
Netflix is leaping into the spirit on November 10 with the romcom series Dash & Lily, which issued its main trailer today. The series is based on the popular young adult series Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares and stars Austin Abrams and Midori Francis (Good Boys) as two young people communicating without seeing each other. They trade dares, dreams and desires in a notebook they pass back and forth across various New York City locations.
The series is executive produced by Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment and Nick Jonas’ Image 32. Joe Tracz serves as series creator, showrunner, and executive producer.
“When I read Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares, it felt like New York,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Merry early Christmas: Netflix dropped the trailer for its upcoming holiday rom-com series “Dash & Lily” Friday, giving you a taste of the magical relationship Lily (Midori Francis) and Dash (Austin Abrams) will form one Christmas break when he discovers a notebook that she left in her favorite New York City book store for some lucky boy to find. Well, that boy is Dash, and he plays along with her “Do you dare?” requests inside the pages, leaving his answers for her to find when she returns for the book.
The two are clearly drawn to each other, and become closer and closer the more time they spend “together” running around NYC. The only problem they seem to face is that Lily loves Christmas and Dash hates it. Oh, and the fact they’ve yet to actually meet in person, of course.
You can watch the “Dash & Lily” trailer...
The two are clearly drawn to each other, and become closer and closer the more time they spend “together” running around NYC. The only problem they seem to face is that Lily loves Christmas and Dash hates it. Oh, and the fact they’ve yet to actually meet in person, of course.
You can watch the “Dash & Lily” trailer...
- 10/23/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
To call Austin Abrams private would be an understatement. Despite his major roles in The Walking Dead, Euphoria, Paper Towns, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Chemical Hearts, among several others, the dashing 24-year-old actor is notoriously tight-lipped about his personal life. Even as his star continues to rise, the actor rarely gives interviews and never divulges information about his relationships - though he has revealed a few interesting tidbits about himself over the years. While you wait for Austin's new TV series, Dash & Lily, to debut on Netflix, check out the gallery ahead for some little-known facts about the actor.
Related: 6 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets From Chemical Hearts With Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams...
Related: 6 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets From Chemical Hearts With Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams...
- 9/20/2020
- by Corinne Sullivan
- Popsugar.com
It’s somewhat refreshing to realize that, even in the middle of a pandemic, there are still movies about the innocence of youth, of teenagers experiencing love for the first time. Chemical Hearts star Lili Reinhart says that’s one of the things that drew her to the film, and she especially admired co-star Austin Abrams‘ performance [...]
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- 9/10/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Six months after Hollywood’s last major premiere — Mulan’s Hollywood Boulevard takeover on March 9 — red carpets have officially made a comeback, with HBO Max’s Unpregnant debuting a drive-thru red carpet at its drive-in premiere on Wednesday.
Though a number of films, including The Rental, The Broken Hearts Gallery and Chemical Hearts, have premiered at drive-ins in the last few months, Unpregnant was the first to conduct interviews with press on-site. Press, who were Covid-19 tested in the days leading up to the event, interviewed talent in their cars upon entering the premiere, with both parties wearing masks and maintaining social distance.
Unpregnant, which stars ...
Though a number of films, including The Rental, The Broken Hearts Gallery and Chemical Hearts, have premiered at drive-ins in the last few months, Unpregnant was the first to conduct interviews with press on-site. Press, who were Covid-19 tested in the days leading up to the event, interviewed talent in their cars upon entering the premiere, with both parties wearing masks and maintaining social distance.
Unpregnant, which stars ...
- 9/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Six months after Hollywood’s last major premiere — Mulan’s Hollywood Boulevard takeover on March 9 — red carpets have officially made a comeback, with HBO Max’s Unpregnant debuting a drive-thru red carpet at its drive-in premiere on Wednesday.
Though a number of films, including The Rental, The Broken Hearts Gallery and Chemical Hearts, have premiered at drive-ins in the last few months, Unpregnant was the first to conduct interviews with press on-site. Press, who were Covid-19 tested in the days leading up to the event, interviewed talent in their cars upon entering the premiere, with both parties wearing masks and maintaining social distance.
Unpregnant, which stars ...
Though a number of films, including The Rental, The Broken Hearts Gallery and Chemical Hearts, have premiered at drive-ins in the last few months, Unpregnant was the first to conduct interviews with press on-site. Press, who were Covid-19 tested in the days leading up to the event, interviewed talent in their cars upon entering the premiere, with both parties wearing masks and maintaining social distance.
Unpregnant, which stars ...
- 9/10/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
I love romance movies, so when I heard Amazon Prime Video was releasing a new movie starring Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams, I was super excited. Based on the book by Krystal Sutherland, Chemical Hearts tells the story of Henry (Abrams) and Grace (Reinhart), two high schoolers who meet through coincidence and fate during their senior year. Henry, an aspiring writer and journalist, falls for Grace almost immediately, but those feelings aren't always reciprocated the other way around.
On a surface level the movie is enjoyable, but there is one huge issue in the film: Henry's male savior complex.
From the beginning, it's clear Grace is troubled, though it's not immediately evident why. She rarely smiles, doesn't engage in conversations, and offers little insight into her life before she transferred to Henry's school. As the movie - and their relationship - progresses, we start to understand Grace's past more and more.
On a surface level the movie is enjoyable, but there is one huge issue in the film: Henry's male savior complex.
From the beginning, it's clear Grace is troubled, though it's not immediately evident why. She rarely smiles, doesn't engage in conversations, and offers little insight into her life before she transferred to Henry's school. As the movie - and their relationship - progresses, we start to understand Grace's past more and more.
- 9/1/2020
- by Katherine McLaughlin
- Popsugar.com
Chemical Hearts star Lili Reinhart was born in 1996, so she came of age during the social media revolution. That doesn’t, however, mean that she took part in it. In fact, during her own high school days, Reinhart says she stayed away from it, hoping to create deeper connections in real life.
Chemical Hearts is currently [...]
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Chemical Hearts is currently [...]
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- 8/28/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Based on Krystal Sutherland's novel Our Chemical Hearts, Amazon Prime's romantic drama Chemical Hearts tells the heart-rending story of high school student Grace (Lili Reinhart), who suffers a traumatic loss, and 17-year-old hopeless romantic Henry (Austin Abrams), who helps her heal from it. When Grace and Henry first meet, he catches her highlighting lines in a book, which happens to be Pablo Neruda's 100 Love Sonnets. The lines she highlights read:
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
In the poem, Neruda describes the intense love he feels and how it surpasses any previous definition of what he thought it was, something Grace knows all too well. Throughout the film, Grace often references this poem, and she even ends up lending Henry a copy of her book. While the sonnet was originally written in Spanish, it has since been translated to English,...
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
In the poem, Neruda describes the intense love he feels and how it surpasses any previous definition of what he thought it was, something Grace knows all too well. Throughout the film, Grace often references this poem, and she even ends up lending Henry a copy of her book. While the sonnet was originally written in Spanish, it has since been translated to English,...
- 8/24/2020
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Amazon Prime's Chemical Hearts, based on the book Our Chemical Hearts, tells a complicated love story between two young high schoolers named Grace (Lili Reinhart) and Henry (Austin Abrams), and it's perfectly set to a beautiful soundtrack. However, there's one track in particular that plays a crucial role in the story. As Henry and Grace drive around in her car throughout the film, "Take Care" by Beach House constantly plays in the background. While Henry associates the track as "their song," it holds a very different meaning for Grace.
Later in the film, Grace reveals to Henry that the song actually reminds her of her previous boyfriend, Dom, who she was in a car crash with. Though Grace survived the car accident with an injury to the knee, Dom died. As a result, Grace struggles with immense depression and blames herself for his death because she says was distracting while he was driving.
Later in the film, Grace reveals to Henry that the song actually reminds her of her previous boyfriend, Dom, who she was in a car crash with. Though Grace survived the car accident with an injury to the knee, Dom died. As a result, Grace struggles with immense depression and blames herself for his death because she says was distracting while he was driving.
- 8/23/2020
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Chemical Hearts stars Lili Reinhart ("Riverdale'), Austin Abrams ("Euphoria"), Kara Young and Coral Peña ("The Enemy Within"). Based on the book by Krystal Sutherland, Kara and Coral play high school teens who are friends with the main protagonist Henry. While Henry falls for his mysterious new classmate Grace (Reinhart), La (Young) and Cora (Peña), figure out their own relationship as gay, yet it's far more simple in comparison to the complicated love affair between Henry and Grace. The actress talk about the significance of portraying LGBTQ characters in a film aimed at young adults.
- 8/21/2020
- by luperhaas@cinemovie.tv (Lupe R Haas)
- CineMovie
There’s plenty going up on the various streaming services for users to enjoy this weekend. In particular, those who subscribe to Netflix and Disney Plus have a whole heap of new titles to dig into over the next few days. Some of the highlights include the hotly awaited return of a hit show, a few new movies and a smash hit release from 2017.
Let’s start with Friday. Netflix is serving up probably the biggest addition of the weekend with Lucifer season 5A, the first eight episodes that make up the penultimate run of the DC supernatural/crime drama starring Tom Ellis as the Devil. The trailer teased that Ellis will get to double up this year as Lucifer’s twin brother Michael comes to Los Angeles to stir up trouble and so far, at least, reactions to the new run are pretty strong.
Over on D+, meanwhile, the...
Let’s start with Friday. Netflix is serving up probably the biggest addition of the weekend with Lucifer season 5A, the first eight episodes that make up the penultimate run of the DC supernatural/crime drama starring Tom Ellis as the Devil. The trailer teased that Ellis will get to double up this year as Lucifer’s twin brother Michael comes to Los Angeles to stir up trouble and so far, at least, reactions to the new run are pretty strong.
Over on D+, meanwhile, the...
- 8/21/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart stars with The Walking Dead’s Austin Abrams in a new film called Chemical Hearts, a romance set against the backdrop of a high school newspaper. Reinhart plays the new girl in town who becomes a partner at the paper — and a romantic distraction — to Abrams as he tries to focus [...]
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- 8/21/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
After numerous delays, Well Go USA’s Cut Throat City is finally making its debut — and in theaters. Yes, you heard that right. The RZA-directed crime drama will make its way into select theaters starting today as they slowly start to open their doors across the country.
“Well Go is a supporter of the traditional theatrical window and when we initially read the script a couple years ago we truly envisioned Cut Throat City as a wide theatrical release,” said Doris Pfardrescher, President & CEO, Well Go USA. “It is a socially relevant film that we feel needs to be seen on the big screen. We also want to help support the cinemas as best we can in bringing life back to their business.”
She added, “Obviously, safety is an important part of reopening but we do feel that the cinemas are taking every precaution to make us all and the environment feel safe.
“Well Go is a supporter of the traditional theatrical window and when we initially read the script a couple years ago we truly envisioned Cut Throat City as a wide theatrical release,” said Doris Pfardrescher, President & CEO, Well Go USA. “It is a socially relevant film that we feel needs to be seen on the big screen. We also want to help support the cinemas as best we can in bringing life back to their business.”
She added, “Obviously, safety is an important part of reopening but we do feel that the cinemas are taking every precaution to make us all and the environment feel safe.
- 8/21/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
We first encountered Austin Abrams a few years back at TIFF when he starred alongside Ben Stiller in Brad’s Status, and have been following his career ever since. He can now be seen in one of his biggest roles to date, taking on the lead role in romantic drama Chemical Hearts, alongside Lili Reinhart. Wo celebrate the launch of this title we spoke to Abrams via a Zoom call. Please forgive our old-fashioned back-drop, we were staying in a hotel in Kent.
Abrams tells us what attracted him to this project and whether he read the novel it’s based upon. He also spoke about working with Reinhart, and recounts his own high school experience. We also speak about what he learnt from his time collaborating with Stiller, and whether he too has any ambitions to step behind the lens one day and direct. Finally we discuss his role in the upcoming Netflix series,...
Abrams tells us what attracted him to this project and whether he read the novel it’s based upon. He also spoke about working with Reinhart, and recounts his own high school experience. We also speak about what he learnt from his time collaborating with Stiller, and whether he too has any ambitions to step behind the lens one day and direct. Finally we discuss his role in the upcoming Netflix series,...
- 8/21/2020
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The MPAA has long placed teen movies in a tricky bind: When they reflect the lives of their young target audience a little too relatably, they’re slapped with a rating that excludes the very demographic they’re about. It’s an irony that corners too many films in the genre into a safely sanitized PG-13 space, clean and cute and not entirely real. That “Chemical Hearts” has bitten the bullet and accepted an R initially bodes well: Unafraid of depicting casual teenage swearing, drug-taking and modest sexual activity, Richard Tanne’s melancholic, tastefully presented romance promises a more mature, impressionistic take on standard adolescent rites of passage. It’s going out on Amazon Prime, after all: Who’s going to keep the kids away?
Yet for all its serious-faced surface grit, “Chemical Hearts” never quite rings true. There’s a lot of solemn pondering here on the disorienting nature of so-called “teenage limbo,...
Yet for all its serious-faced surface grit, “Chemical Hearts” never quite rings true. There’s a lot of solemn pondering here on the disorienting nature of so-called “teenage limbo,...
- 8/21/2020
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Chemical Hearts premieres on Amazon Prime August 21st
Review by Stephen Tronicek
The characters are far too mature in Chemical Hearts and that is both good and bad. It is the type of film that young people, including my twenty-one year old self, can step into to watch people our age philosophize and make better decisions than we ever could. On one hand, this is a little condescending. On the other hand, isn’t all wish-fulfillment. As far as these films go, Chemical Hearts manages itself better than most and calls to mind some strange intertextual connections and could prove interesting to both its target audience and the adults around them.
Chemical Hearts follows the budding romance of Henry and Grace, two students who are part of their school’s journalism program.While their romance is initially easy, past traumas start to separate them.
The plot elements of Chemical Hearts...
Review by Stephen Tronicek
The characters are far too mature in Chemical Hearts and that is both good and bad. It is the type of film that young people, including my twenty-one year old self, can step into to watch people our age philosophize and make better decisions than we ever could. On one hand, this is a little condescending. On the other hand, isn’t all wish-fulfillment. As far as these films go, Chemical Hearts manages itself better than most and calls to mind some strange intertextual connections and could prove interesting to both its target audience and the adults around them.
Chemical Hearts follows the budding romance of Henry and Grace, two students who are part of their school’s journalism program.While their romance is initially easy, past traumas start to separate them.
The plot elements of Chemical Hearts...
- 8/21/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Don’t call “Chemical Hearts” a Ya romance?
True, on paper, the story of a precocious teenager named Henry who becomes emotionally entangled with Grace, a psychologically wounded young woman, sounds very much in the vein of “The Fault in Our Stars” or “Looking for Alaska.” But Richard Tanne, the film’s writer and director, said that what drew him to “Chemical Hearts” was its underlining sense of melancholy and its willingness to deconstruct certain cliches of the genre.
The film, which begins streaming on Amazon Prime on Aug. 21, marks Tanne’s followup to 2016’s “Southside With You,” a romantic drama that received acclaim for the audacity with which it imagined Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date. The movie marked Tanne’s directorial debut. His sophomore effort adapts Krystal Sutherland’s novel “Our Chemical Hearts” and stars Austin Abrams (“Euphoria”) as Henry and Lili Reinhart (“Riverdale”) as Grace. Tanne...
True, on paper, the story of a precocious teenager named Henry who becomes emotionally entangled with Grace, a psychologically wounded young woman, sounds very much in the vein of “The Fault in Our Stars” or “Looking for Alaska.” But Richard Tanne, the film’s writer and director, said that what drew him to “Chemical Hearts” was its underlining sense of melancholy and its willingness to deconstruct certain cliches of the genre.
The film, which begins streaming on Amazon Prime on Aug. 21, marks Tanne’s followup to 2016’s “Southside With You,” a romantic drama that received acclaim for the audacity with which it imagined Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date. The movie marked Tanne’s directorial debut. His sophomore effort adapts Krystal Sutherland’s novel “Our Chemical Hearts” and stars Austin Abrams (“Euphoria”) as Henry and Lili Reinhart (“Riverdale”) as Grace. Tanne...
- 8/20/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Written and directed by Richard Tanne, Chemical Hearts is based on the book Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland. The film sees Lili Reinhart (Riverdale and Hustlers) as Grace Town and Austin Abrams as Henry Page, with Reinhart also serving as an executive producer alongside Sutherland and Jamin O’Brien.
Chemical Hearts is a story about Henry Page, a 17-year-old high school student who has his eye on becoming the next Editor-in chief of his school newspaper. His life seems ‘normal’, mundane and simple. However, he believes he is a hopeless romantic even though he’s never actually been in love before. One day he meets transfer student Grace Town, and from the get go, you know she has a story to tell, with her quietness and the resilience she has for keeping personal information just that – personal. They are automatically drawn to each other with their love and passion for literature,...
Chemical Hearts is a story about Henry Page, a 17-year-old high school student who has his eye on becoming the next Editor-in chief of his school newspaper. His life seems ‘normal’, mundane and simple. However, he believes he is a hopeless romantic even though he’s never actually been in love before. One day he meets transfer student Grace Town, and from the get go, you know she has a story to tell, with her quietness and the resilience she has for keeping personal information just that – personal. They are automatically drawn to each other with their love and passion for literature,...
- 8/20/2020
- by Alex Clement
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Los Angeles, Aug 20 (Ians) Actress Lili Reinhart has turned producer, and she says she loved the experience because it gave her a chance to build something from ground up.
Reinhart has executive-produced the upcoming film "Chemical Hearts", where she stars with Austin Abrams. The film is based on the novel "Our Chemical Hearts" by Krystal Sutherland.
"I loved helping to build something from the ground up. Being an executive producer meant I was incredibly involved from the very beginning, to make sure that this project came together in the best way that it could," Reinhart said.
"When (writer-director) Rich (Richard Tanne) and I met, we really clicked. It was very cool to realise we had the same vision for the movie. We both wanted the movie to have the depth and tone that the book has," she added.
"Chemical Hearts" is about a hopelessly romantic high school senior, who falls for a mysterious new classmate.
Reinhart has executive-produced the upcoming film "Chemical Hearts", where she stars with Austin Abrams. The film is based on the novel "Our Chemical Hearts" by Krystal Sutherland.
"I loved helping to build something from the ground up. Being an executive producer meant I was incredibly involved from the very beginning, to make sure that this project came together in the best way that it could," Reinhart said.
"When (writer-director) Rich (Richard Tanne) and I met, we really clicked. It was very cool to realise we had the same vision for the movie. We both wanted the movie to have the depth and tone that the book has," she added.
"Chemical Hearts" is about a hopelessly romantic high school senior, who falls for a mysterious new classmate.
- 8/20/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
The film release calendar has always played home to serendipitous programming choices, from movies with strangely similar titles hitting at the same time to features that seem ripped from the same script (as with the infamous 1998 double whammy of “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon”), but this week at the movies offers something with a twist: two new movies with not just closely aligned plots, but nearly identical praise. Two is a trend!
Just yesterday, IndieWire’s review of “Chemical Hearts” arrived with the headline, “Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams Shine in a Ya Romance for Extra Sensitive Teens,” and that exact phrasing could be used for the week’s other big screen Ya adaptation, Thor Freudenthal’s “Words on Bathroom Walls.” Or, in simpler terms, think of it this way: “Charlie Plummer and Taylor Russell Shine in a Ya Romance for Extra Sensitive Teens.” Both films are based on popular Ya...
Just yesterday, IndieWire’s review of “Chemical Hearts” arrived with the headline, “Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams Shine in a Ya Romance for Extra Sensitive Teens,” and that exact phrasing could be used for the week’s other big screen Ya adaptation, Thor Freudenthal’s “Words on Bathroom Walls.” Or, in simpler terms, think of it this way: “Charlie Plummer and Taylor Russell Shine in a Ya Romance for Extra Sensitive Teens.” Both films are based on popular Ya...
- 8/20/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
A heart-wrenching story of first love, loss and a journey of self-discovery, Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming film Chemical Hearts, will strike a chord among all teen-dramas. Starring Lili Reinhart as Grace Town and Austin Abrams as Henry Page in the lead, the coming of age film aims to capture the thrills, disappointments and confusion of being a teenager.
Speaking of having to play a different character from her previous roles, the Riverdale famed actress Lili Reinhart says, “I loved that it was not what you expect when talking about a teen love story. It seemed a lot deeper than many other young adult romances out there. It’s more raw and grounded in grief.
Also Read: Robert Pattinson’s starrer ‘The Batman’ to resume production
Most teen movies concentrate on drinking and experimenting and losing your virginity. This is the internal struggle of these two young people feeling overwhelming...
Speaking of having to play a different character from her previous roles, the Riverdale famed actress Lili Reinhart says, “I loved that it was not what you expect when talking about a teen love story. It seemed a lot deeper than many other young adult romances out there. It’s more raw and grounded in grief.
Also Read: Robert Pattinson’s starrer ‘The Batman’ to resume production
Most teen movies concentrate on drinking and experimenting and losing your virginity. This is the internal struggle of these two young people feeling overwhelming...
- 8/20/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Soft boys, assemble! since February’s “All the Bright Places” has finally arrived, and it is not holding back. This movie has it all: An affluent teenage introvert who’s desperately waiting for something interesting to happen to him, a mysterious blonde transfer student named Grace Town(!) whose pronounced limp suggests a tragic past, a wistful voiceover track laced with pearls of wisdom like “you are never more alive than when you’re a teenager,” a queer Black best friend character who spends the whole film making out with her girlfriend in the background, so much Beach House on the soundtrack that you can practically feel the sand between your toes (one of the band’s songs even becomes a plot point), and an overreliance on a flimsy metaphor that’s meant to trigger some kind of profound understanding — in this case, the idea that heartbreak causes the same bodily response as physical pain.
- 8/20/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Set some time away this weekend to watch Chemical Hearts on Amazon Prime.
Starring Lili Reinhart (who also executive produces) and Austin Abrams, the movie follows young love at its most beautiful and most painful.
"You're never more alive than when you're a teenager," the trailer posits. "Your brain is flush with chemicals that can turn your life into a story of epic proportions." But by the start of his senior year, nothing wonderful had happened to Henry Page (Abrams).
It's the kind of magic on which teenagers for millennia have used as they search for their own epic stories. It can be as damning to a young soul as it is freeing to imagine there is a big world out there, but you're not yet a part of it.
Henry has looked forward to his last year in high school for the chance to edit the school paper, a...
Starring Lili Reinhart (who also executive produces) and Austin Abrams, the movie follows young love at its most beautiful and most painful.
"You're never more alive than when you're a teenager," the trailer posits. "Your brain is flush with chemicals that can turn your life into a story of epic proportions." But by the start of his senior year, nothing wonderful had happened to Henry Page (Abrams).
It's the kind of magic on which teenagers for millennia have used as they search for their own epic stories. It can be as damning to a young soul as it is freeing to imagine there is a big world out there, but you're not yet a part of it.
Henry has looked forward to his last year in high school for the chance to edit the school paper, a...
- 8/20/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Cole Sprouse has issued a rare public statement addressing his split with Riverdale co-star Lili Reinhart.
The actor shared a photo of his ex on Wednesday via Instagram and chatted about their split.
"Lili and I initially separated in January of this year, deciding to more permanently split in March," he wrote.
"What an incredible experience I had, I'll always feel lucky and cherish that I had the chance to fall in love."
"I wish her nothing but the utmost love and happiness moving forward," he continued.
"All I'll say about it, anything else you hear doesn't matter."
"Also her movie comes out soon!" he said of her upcoming Amazon Prime Video movie Chemical Hearts, which releases on the streamer on August 21.
"I'm sure she's just as incredible in it as everything else she does. Thanks guys."
Sprouse's Instagram post comes a day after Reinhart opened up about her battle...
The actor shared a photo of his ex on Wednesday via Instagram and chatted about their split.
"Lili and I initially separated in January of this year, deciding to more permanently split in March," he wrote.
"What an incredible experience I had, I'll always feel lucky and cherish that I had the chance to fall in love."
"I wish her nothing but the utmost love and happiness moving forward," he continued.
"All I'll say about it, anything else you hear doesn't matter."
"Also her movie comes out soon!" he said of her upcoming Amazon Prime Video movie Chemical Hearts, which releases on the streamer on August 21.
"I'm sure she's just as incredible in it as everything else she does. Thanks guys."
Sprouse's Instagram post comes a day after Reinhart opened up about her battle...
- 8/19/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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- 8/15/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
We're officially entering the end of summer, and that means there is not as much TV to go around.
Don't fret, however, there are some new shows on the horizon. From Lucifer to Lovecraft Country, there is a decent amount on offer.
Find out what we recommend below.
Saturday, August 15
9/8c Wedding Every Weekend (Hallmark)
Is there a better place than the singles table at a wedding to meet someone new?
In this fun Hallmark movie, Nat (Paul Campbell) and Brooke (Kimberley Sustad) are both attending the same four wedding four weeks in a row.
To avoid getting set up and facing being at that singles table, they decide to go together as "wedding buddies."
Something tells me that their attempts to remain single will result in them being anything but as they grow closer with each wedding date.
Sunday, August 16
8/7c 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? (TLC)
The truth...
Don't fret, however, there are some new shows on the horizon. From Lucifer to Lovecraft Country, there is a decent amount on offer.
Find out what we recommend below.
Saturday, August 15
9/8c Wedding Every Weekend (Hallmark)
Is there a better place than the singles table at a wedding to meet someone new?
In this fun Hallmark movie, Nat (Paul Campbell) and Brooke (Kimberley Sustad) are both attending the same four wedding four weeks in a row.
To avoid getting set up and facing being at that singles table, they decide to go together as "wedding buddies."
Something tells me that their attempts to remain single will result in them being anything but as they grow closer with each wedding date.
Sunday, August 16
8/7c 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? (TLC)
The truth...
- 8/15/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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